Ipod Touch Hung at Apple Logo ... i've searched

Hey just looking for some help. My Ipod touch 2g was working last with 3.0 firmware I was using my S9 headphones listening to music and all of a sudden music stopped. My ipt was non touch responsive. So i did the hold home and sleep for 10 secs to restart. Not it just hangs at the apple logo. I have tried to get it into DFU mode and it continues to goto the apple logo immediately after the release of the sleep button. I am unsure what to try next... thanks for the help.

EDIT: It will also somtimes randomly get a to the apple logo and the circle loading indicator will appear on top of it but not move.